Salem (North) Assembly Election 2016

Current Trend

Salem North legislative assembly election 2016 seat will witness a straight fight between DMK & AIADMK. Other parties that may influence the voters are BJP, BSP, AIKK, UMK and IJK.

In the last assembly elections in 2011, this assembly segment had given the AIADMK a good lead. However, the situation in 2016 assembly election is completely different from the last assembly election.

The DMK, banking on the anti-incumbency factor of the ruling AIADMK has made significant impact on the voters of this constituency. The AIADMK is holding on to its ground with its slew of welfare schemes. It is difficult predict the outcome of the polls for which different categories of people will decide the verdict.

Salem-North Assembly Election Candidates List and Results

Name of the Candidate

Party Name

Results

RAJENDRAN.R

DMK

Won86583

SARAVANAN.K.R.S

AIADMK

76710

KATHIR RAASARATINAM

PMK

7975

GOPINATH.R.P

BJP

5922

DEVADASS.R

Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)

4157

None of the Above

NOTA

4009

KOVENDHAN.R

Naam Tamilar Katchi

1954

NATESAN.P

IND

1466

AMJATH BASHA.A

SDPI

471

SARAVANAN.M

Nationalist Congress Party

431

GOVINDARAJ.K

IND

401

SUBRAMANI.R.K

IND

344

SENKOTTUVEL.C

KMDK

339

ARAVINTH.R

IND

249

LATHA.B

Republican Party of India (A)

182

PONNUTHAMBI.S

Republican Party of India

131

PONNUSAMY.V

BSP

99

SABBAPATHI.M

Youth And Students Party

81

KRISHNASAMY.M.A

IND

78

SURESH.T

IND

67

VELAYUDHAM.P

IND

57

PALANIVEL.K

IND

53

PRABHU.G

IND

31

RAMACHANDRAN.P

IND

30

Electoral History and Background

Salem North assembly constituency was created in 2008 when the previous constituencies Salem I and Salem II, were redrawn as Salem North, Salem South and Salem West.

Salem north will be one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 2016.